Outdoor & adventure activities
If you're looking for a bit of adventure in your family holiday, Britain's the place to come. There are hundreds of activities to choose from, and with everything from coasteering to indoor skiing, your family definitely won't be bored!
Coasteering, Pembrokeshire
Enjoy the exciting adventure activity of coasteering on your family holiday to Britain. Coasteering is a great way of seeing and learning about the British coastline at the same time as having fun and testing your skill and endurance. Simply squeeze into a wetsuit, safety helmet and old trainers then scramble, climb, swim and cliff jump your way around Pembrokeshire's spectacular rocky coastline, turning rocks, cliffs, caves and waves into playthings! The minimum age of a coasteering holiday is 8.
Age restrictions: No children under 8.
Web:TYF Adventure (www.tyf.com/?c=act-coastering)
Zorbing, Dorset
If you want to give your family an adrenaline rush they won't forget, take them Zorbing. The quiet, scenic beauty of the location in the Dorset countryside is soon punctured by the sound of laughter and screaming as one person after another is sent hurtling 200 metres downhill in a giant rubber 'hamster' ball. You have 2 choices when it comes to Zorbing - you can be harnessed in to the Zorb before being rolled head over heels down the hill, or you can try the Hydro Zorb, where you can find out first hand what it feels like to be inside a washing machine with just you, the zorb, no harness and two buckets of water.
Age restrictions: Hydro Zorb, no children under 6: Harness Zorb, no children under 12.
Web:Zorb South UK (www.zorbsouth.co.uk)
White Water Rafting, Perthshire
A white water rafting adventure is a must-do activity during your trip to Britain. Rafting combines the very best elements of a summer holiday: excitement, adventure and scenery, meaning that everyone will love it. The half-day, 6.5 mile River Tay trip is great for families, and kids also love the canyon trip (suitable for ages 12+). Your white water rafting adventure will depend on the age and experience of your family, but one thing is guaranteed - you'll all have a great time.
Age restrictions: No children under 8.
Web:Splash White Water Rafting (www.rafting.co.uk/index.htm)
Quad Biking, Scotland
Quad biking is a great family activity, and one that everyone will love. You and your family can drive yourselves through the surrounding woodland, over ditches, past lakes, through mud and over bumps in an exhilarating quad bike ride. Childen from 9-12 years can take a 5 or 15 minute midi quad bike ride around a purpose-built track, and if your children are over 12, you can enjoy an exciting 2, 3 or 4 mile quad bike safari trek.
Age restrictions: No children under 12 allowed on safari trek.
Web:Westlands Activity Centre (www.westlands-activities.co.uk/quad-biking.htm)
Indoor Skiing, Castleford
Nothing can beat the adrenaline rush of speeding down a slope covered in crisp snow with the cold air in your face. And now you can do it indoors! At 170m long, SNO!zone at Castleford is the UK's largest real snow slope. There's a special lesson slope for beginners, and qualified instructors offer lessons to suit all ages and abilities. If you don't want to see, enjoy a Family Fun Tobogganing session, where you can enjoy the thrill of going downhill a little closer to the ground.
Age restrictions: Snowboarding/skiing lessons from 3 years. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
Web:SNO!zone (www.xscape.co.uk/snow/castleford/whats-inside/snowslope/)